OPAM For November

All my finishes for this month have been from 

the Tilda Lovers Club Windy Days stitchalong.

Project #1 Table Runner.

Project # 2 Needle Case.

Project #3 Sewing Bag.

Project #4 Table Mat.

 

Project #5 Glasses Case.

Five finishes for November.

Thanks to Kris for keeping us inspired.

 

Tilda Windy Days Stitchalong Week 5

 

Our week 5 project is this glasses case. 

I'm going to keep this one for myself.  

I've been using this glasses case since 2010! 

I received it from Carol when I first started participating in swaps. 

It was a F.R.I.E.N.D.S swap. You can read about it here. 

So it's probably about time for an update, don't you think!

I'm also still using those scissors. They are my favourite pair!

A Tilda Magical Christmas!

When I got home from retreat I was very

 excited to see a package waiting for me.

It was my Tilda Little Box of Magical Christmas 2021

I had ordered from Dawn at Kitty Rose Cottage.

There are kits for five different Christmas 

projects, along with some other goodies.

Don't know if I'll get a chance to make a start on any 

before Christmas but they'll definitely be ready for next year.

Tilda Windy Days Stitchalong Week 4

 

Our fourth project in the Windy Days Stitchalong 

was this hexagon table mat. I always find fussy cutting hard 

as I feel I am wasting fabric. But it does look lovely done this way.

 

I added a Tilda centre on the back instead 

of all plain to make it reversible.

 

Friday Night Sew-In On Retreat!

  

After being cancelled last year and postponed twice this year, 

Melody and I were finally off to NOTYQ retreat at Myrniong! 

Friday morning we headed up to Ballarat. 

We had our lunch at the Gatehouse Cafe at the 

Ballarat New Cemetery, "new" even though 

it was established in 1867! 

We were both good and had the healthy cauliflower stew. 

It was delicious.

 Then we went to visit Morgan at our favourite 

shop in Ballarat, The Crafty Squirrel.

 I forgot to take a photo inside on this visit.

 There are so many unique and gorgeous things inside.

We made our way back to Ballan and visited 

Chrissie at Chrissie's Timeless Treasures. 

This photo is actually from a visit there a couple of 

weeks ago when we made a quick decision to go to 

Ballan for lunch after we came out of lock down.

We also went to Mill Rose Cottage. 

These Tilda fabrics wanted to come home with me!

Next stop - retreat! My spot all set up for stitching. 

  

There may have been a champagne or two over the weekend!

  

And scones of course!

 

It was so wonderful seeing everyone after all this time.  

We all had so much news to share from over the

 past 18 months or so. There was such a feeling of excitement 

on Friday and by Sunday afternoon when we were leaving, 

it felt as though life was "back to normal"! 

I know it isn't but that's how it felt.

 

Friday was also Friday Night Sew-In with Wendy.

I finished stitching the binding and rod pocket 

on Lillian Elizabeth's Kitchen quilt. I've even got the label on! 

Will do another post on the finished quilt.

Lest We Forget

 

Tilda Windy Days Stitchalong Week 3

  

Sundays are when Fee releases the new weekly project for the 

Tilda Windy Days Stitchalong. 

Yesterday's project was this sewing bag. 

I actually finished it last night. 

First time ever I've finished my project on the same day!

I had this cute fabric in my stash for the lining and backing. 

Wanted to save my good Tilda for the front of things! LOL!

 

Tilda Windy Days Stitchalong Weeks 1 and 2

Our Tilda Lovers Club Windy Days stitchalong 

has started and we have made the first two projects. 

This new range of fabric is beautiful.

Project #1 was this table runner. 

I don't know if you can see it, but one piece of the binding 

ended up with no blue flowers showing on the front, 

just the caramel colour. Probably no-one would notice 

but I knew it was there so I unpicked it and did it again.

I needed to go buy some more of the fabric as after rejoining 

the pieces I was about 3 inches short. Fee showed us how 

to machine stitch the binding down instead of by hand. 

 This is a new technique for me and it took 3 goes 

the first time to get it right. I think I would have been 

quicker doing it by hand! LOL! Also took ages to unpick it!

I'm much happier now. Got it stitched down first go this time, yay!

Project #2 is this cute needle case.

This was a great fabric to fussy cut.

This was a fun little project.

I finished my stitchery ready for project #3. 

Now to wait for Fee to show us what we are making later today.

 

 

Friday Night With Friends

 

Last night I worked on the final stitchery for our 

Tilda Lovers Club Windy Days stitchalong. 

I'll finish this off tonight ready for when 

Fee reveals the next project tomorrow.

 

Thanks to Chez for keeping us inspired.

Tomorrow I'll have the first two projects of the stitchalong 

to show you. Just have to finish the last little bit of project #2. 

I'm re-doing the binding on our first project as I wasn't happy 

with it. I'll tell you all about it in my next post.

OPAM For October

  

I have two finishes for October.

Baby doll sleeping bag and pillow.

Wall hanging for Tilda Lovers Club swap.

Thanks to Kris for keeping us inspired.